hold outとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From hold and out.

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動詞

hold out (三人称単数 現在形 holds out, 現在分詞 holding out, 過去形および過去分詞形 held out)

1. (transitive, literally) To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.

   He held out his hand, and I grabbed it.

   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken, eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vise. I was so much startled that I struggled to withdraw; but the blind man pulled me close up to him with a single action of his arm.

2. (figuratively) To offer, present (a hope, possibility, opportunity etc.)

   The prospectus held out the promise of enormous profits to be made.

3. (idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)

   I am holding out for more money.

   How long has he been holding out?

4. (idiomatic) To survive, endure.

   How long can they hold out without water?

   • 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Stevan Jovetic gave Montenegro hope when he unleashed a pile-driver but Wales held out for a much-needed win.

5. (idiomatic, usually with on) To withhold something.

   You've got a key! Why have you been holding out on me?

6. (transitive) To set something aside or save it for later.

   Pack the boxes, but hold out a few blue ones for later.

名詞

holdout (複数形 holdouts)

1. One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.
   • 2007 November 4, Randall Stross, “Why Google Turned Into a Social Butterfly”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     If Facebook chooses to remain a holdout, it will not be as the head of a countercoalition but as a cranky recluse.